Powerball · gaps & recency

Powerball — gaps & recency

Five white balls (1–69) plus one red Powerball (1–26). Outcome space: 292,201,338 combinations. Multi-state.

3,844 draws1992-04-22 → 2026-08-19current era: 5/69 + 1/26 (2015–present)

Myth check

A number being “due” is the most famous lottery myth. The gap distribution here is geometric — memoryless. After 30 draws without a 7, the chance of a 7 on the next draw is still 1-in-10 (Pick 3/4) or whatever it always was. The dashed line is what pure randomness predicts; observed values track it closely.

showing 1,396 draws (current era)

Draws since last seen

Longest current gaps · white balls

draws ago

Current longest gap: 45 draws.

Draws since last seen

Longest current gaps · red Powerballs

draws ago

Current longest gap: 78 draws.

Gap distribution · white balls

Draws between consecutive appearances

Gap distribution · red Powerball

Single-ball memoryless gaps

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